The Juventus defender returns to his team from an international break with Corona

Juventus, the third Italian football club, announced today that its defender Leonardo Bonucci had been infected with the Covid-19 virus, after returning from his country’s participation in the international window for the European qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup. The result is positive, "adding that the player" is subject to quarantine at his home. "

In the past nine seasons, the defending champion also mentioned that his Turkish defender Mire Demiral, 23, was infected with the pandemic while he was with his country, and returned to Turin on a medical trip authorized by the competent authorities, and is quarantined at the club's hotel.

The two defenders will be absent from the derby match against Turin on Saturday in the 29th stage of Serie A, knowing that Juve is third with 55 points with a game less, equal with Atalanta, and 10 points behind leaders Inter.

The Italian Football Association said on Wednesday, after the national team's 2-0 victory over Lithuania during the third round of qualifiers, that four members of the "Atsuri" had contracted the virus during the international window, noting that Italy achieved the full mark in the first international window by beating Northern Ireland and Bulgaria as well. With the same result.

The entire Italian team underwent the test in Sofia on Monday and the results were negative, but one of the employees complained on Tuesday of mild symptoms accompanied by a sore throat, before he was isolated, and returned to Italy, where he tested positive.

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